Culture The Saddest Deaths in Kids Movies

List Rules Upvote the character who made you cry the hardest when he or she died.

This list of the most tragic and saddest deaths in kids movies will have you tearing up in no time. These traumatizing movie deaths made a whole generation of children sob and spend their adulthoods trying to sort through their feelings.The fact that these movies were aimed at children or teens did not spare the lives of these poor characters: Mufasa, Artax, Littlefoot's Mother, R.I.P.

As a kid, you rarely saw it coming. Even watching some of these movies as adults can still cause grown men to cry. They truly are some of the top tearjerker movies. Who could ever forget poor Simba's face when he realized that Mufasa died? Or the sad scene in My Girl when a young Anna Chlumsky (Vada) cried over the coffin of her best friend, Thomas? The characters on this list can bring you back to these sad scenes in kid's movies.

There are many sad Disney movies, both cartoon and live action. The saddest scenes in children's movies were either caused by the death of characters that you, as the audience, had grown to love (like Dumbledore) or that other people in the movie loved. For example, the death of Ellie Fredricksen in Up is one of the saddest movie deaths--not necessarily because people cared about Ellie (she was only briefly in the beginning of the movie) but because people could see how much Carl loved her.

The deaths of these characters made for sad family movies that were loved by kids and adults alike.

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MufasaThe Lion King Mufasa was one of the secondary protagonists in the Lion King franchise. He was Simba's father, Sarabi's husband, Scar's older brother, Nala's father-in-law, Kiara and Kopa's grandfather, ...more

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Bambi's MotherBambi Bambi's Mother is a fictional character from the 1942 animated feature film Bambi.

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Dobby the House ElfHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I Dobby is a house-elf, who, unlike most other house-elves, wanted to be freed. He has three fingers and one opposable thumb. Dobby was the abused and tormented slave of the Malfoys before the ...more

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Professor Albus DumbledoreHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. ...more

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Charlotte A. CavaticaCharlotte's Web Charlotte's Web Charlotte A. Cavatica is a fictional character from the book Charlotte's Web.

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Thomas J. SennettMy Girl Thomas J. Sennett is a fictional character from the 1991 film My Girl.

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bonnie6975 added Fred WeasleyHarry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Fred Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. He is one of the seven children of the Weasley family and twin brother of George Weasley.

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BeastBeauty and the Beast La bête is a fictional character from the 2014 film Beauty and the Beast.

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The Iron GiantThe Iron Giant The Iron Giant is a fictional character from the 1999 film The Iron Giant.

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Binx the CatHocus Pocus Hocus Pocus Thackery Binx is a fictional character from the 1993 film Hocus Pocus.

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bonnie6975 added Remus LupinHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I Remus John Lupin, nicknamed Moony, is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. He first appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as the new ...more

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SeventhWheel added Han SoloStar Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, The Star Wars Holiday Special, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Han Solo is a character in the original trilogy and sequel trilogy of the Star Wars universe. He is portrayed by Harrison Ford. He and his co-pilot, Chewbacca, become involved in the Rebel ...more

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AngelicaHospitalMejias added StitchLilo & Stitch Stitch is a fictional character in the Lilo & Stitch film series and television series. Originally created to cause chaos across the galaxy, he is marked by his mischievous behavior, traits ...more

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Cedric DiggoryHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Cedric Diggory is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. The character was the Hufflepuff Quidditch captain and Seeker through Harry's third year of ...more

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SkipMy Dog Skip Skip is a fictional character from the 2000 film My Dog Skip.

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Charlie B. BarkinAll Dogs Go to Heaven All Dogs Go to Heaven Charles B. 'Charlie' Barkin is one of the main fictional characters in the All Dogs Go to Heaven television and film series.

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bonnie6975 added Nymphadora TonksHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Nymphadora Tonks is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. The character first appears in the novel Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) and ...more

KerchakTarzan Kerchak is a fictional ape character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's original Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes, and in the Walt Disney-produced animated movie Tarzan based on it.

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CarolineBothleo added CoralFinding Nemo Coral, the wife of Marlin and Nemo's mother. She died with hundred of her kids after being eaten by a barracuda.

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Bing BongInside Out

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faith-reti added Stoick the VastHow to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon 2 Stoick the Vast is a fictional character from the film series How to Train Your Dragon and TV series DreamWorks Dragons.

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MegaraHercules Meg is a fictional character from Disney's 1997 animated feature Hercules.

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eliot-t added Primrose EverdeenThe Hunger Games Primrose Everdeen is a fictional character from Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games trilogy and from 2012 film Hunger Games.

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celia-yahccs added HazelWatership Down Hazel is a fictional character from Watership Down.

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CarolineBothleo added Princess Snow WhiteDysEnchanted, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Happily Ever After Snow White is a fictional character from the 2001 film Snow White.

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Tom Islava added Bing BongInside Out

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Tom Islava added PinocchioPinocchio Pinocchio (1940)

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PinocchioPinocchio

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Luna Lovegood added Alastor MoodyHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire